“She does not show herself, and therefore is apparent. She does not affirm herself, and therefore is acknowledged. She does not boast and therefore has merit. She does not strive and therefore is successful. It is exactly because she does not contend, that nobody can contend with her.”
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“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”
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“The wise man is one who, knows, what he does not know.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching
“The work is done, but how no one can see;
'Tis this that makes the power not cease to be.”
― Tao Te Ching
'Tis this that makes the power not cease to be.”
― Tao Te Ching
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